[ICOM] 756 ProII vs ProIII

Kenneth D. Grimm, K4XL kgrimm at adelphia.net
Sat Dec 4 07:38:05 EST 2004


Michael P. Olbrisch wrote:

>>Now we're getting somewhere !
>>Gotta love it ....what about the plaid bermudas with the
>>striped shirt and
>>the high white socks ? The locked wallet with $10 in it ?
>>Oh it goes on and on ....and yet: These are MY people !
>>
>>>Based on what I saw at the hamfest, about 5 ft. and 325 lbs...without
>>>the safety hat with the antenna on top.
> 
> 
> WOW... I guess I really AM an odd one.
> 
> I am 49 - which makes me a youngster at most ham functions, unless my wife
> and daughter (both licensed) come along too.
> 
> I only weigh about 200, which is still about 15 too much.  I am 5-8, about 8
> inches taller too. The only shorts I wear are made from my desert camo BDUs
> from Gulf war 1, and I only wear them when I hike... which is about every
> weekend I am not shooting.
> 
> If I must mutate into the above to become an old ham, I guess I will look
> for a different hobby.

Don't do anything rash!  The question was actually "What is an average 
ham?"  Just like at Lake Wobegone,  "All hams are above average."  So 
don't leave, you're one of us!  8*)


-- 
Ken K4XL
k4xl at arrl.net

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